My Top 10 Favorite Moments From "ER"

Ok let's talk drama!

I will wait while the shock of that sets in. As most know I am not a drama fan I prefer sitcoms. However, one show was so well written and acted that I became a fan anyway. Which show was that?

How could a show created by Michael Crichton and Steven Spielberg possibly miss? This was supposed to be a movie, which becomes clear when you watch the pilot episode. This show was amazing, fast paced with no less than three stories per episode. Didn't care for one story then you probably stayed for one of the others. And yet they also found time for rich character development. You really knew and cared for these people. I always loved how every episode really was "another day in the ER", always showing just one day. Anyway, this show premiered in 1994 and, to say the least, was a hit. It made NBC's Must See TV a powerhouse, and was on the air for 14 years (about four too long, but I digress). This show was also unique in that they used a hand camera, which tended to make it feel like you were right in the middle of the action. They also used accurate medical terminology which I think really helped.

Analytical Episode Guide-Seinfeld (Season 7, Part 3)

 

An Analytical Episode Guide to :

Season  7, Part 3

Episode 13, Season 7

The Seven

 

Plot Summary-George fears losing the creative name he made up for his future son. Elaine buys a bike, and after she hurts her neck Kramer helps her and lays claim to the bike. Jerry dates a woman who wears the same dress every day.

Best Quote-“Yeah I guess I could see it. Seven. Seven periods of school, seven beatings a day. Roughly seven stitches a beating and eventually seven years to life. Yeah your doing that child quite a service”….Jerry

Nitpick of the episode-Seven is such an absurd name. By the way have I ever mentioned my favorite character on Star Trek-Voyager was Seven of Nine?  Wait……could it be George was actually on to something?

Seinfeldism of the episode-Georges not only creates the name Seven, but Soda as well

Deleted Scenes-A cut ending where George has to accept his name has been stolen, and Jerry sees the woman wearing the dress again

Episode Fun Fact-There is a blooper in this episode, during the scene with Newman an engagement ring appears and disappears from his finger.

Final Thoughts- The Jerry story is classic, Jerry obsessing about why the girl keeps wearing that same dress over and over. And much like the episode about the pie, he never does find out why. George’s story is pretty good to, and he obsesses about this silly name to the total disregard of the circumstances around him. Typical George. The weak parts of the story are Kramer and the dumb thing with the mooching inventory. We’re supposed to believe that Kramer suddenly feels bad he has been taking food without paying? After all these years? Why not care more about why Jerry was so cranky that day, since that’s really all it was. In the end he has no money to pay even though we see in previous episodes that Kramer usually has cash to spare. And if he didn’t have any money, why do it at all since running a tab was all his idea! Then it gets even worst. The fact that Kramer expects to get the bike is hard to swallow, I just don’t buy that “verbal contract” crap especially since a verbal contract is more than just spouting something off randomly. A verbal contract has to be implicitly agreed to just like a written contract (what happens in this episode is more of an implied contract than a verbal one). And then after he gets the bike he ends up selling it to Newman when he needs cash?? If he cared that little for it then why did he make a big deal about keeping it? Finally, what exactly is keeping Elaine from seeing a real doctor about her back? Bottom line, the whole Elaine/Kramer story here is dumb. By the way, Newman is actually good in this episode he may be the only thing good in that whole bike story.

Grade=B-, Tough to grade because the good stuff is great, but the bad stuff is really dumb.

Episode 14 & 15, Season 7

The Cadillac

 

Plot Summary-Jerry buys a Cadillac for his father. Elaine sets up George with Marisa Tomei. Kramer has some fun making a cable man wait. Elaine is smitten with Jerry when she discovers how much money he has.

Best Quote-“What about Marisa Tomei?”…George after Elaine informs him that her friend is in the hospital, one of his most callous moments.

Nitpick of the episode-This is George at his most selfish, Marisa Tomei is all he can focus on even after Elaine her reveals her friend is in the hospital with a heart condition. The idea of Jerry being able to buy that car is so incredible that it makes it into the script.

Seinfeldism of the episode-Lot of callbacks here. Jerry pays for his actions with the marble rye, the fold-out couch at Jerry’s parent’s causes problems again, George tries out his manure line on Marisa Tomei (this time it gets a laugh), art vandelay and the whole importer/exporter stuff, and of course the pact is brought up again.

Deleted Scenes-None for this episode

Episode Fun Fact-It’s around this episode that the triangles George bought in “The Junior Mint”  appear in his apartment and remain for the rest of the series.

Final Thoughts-This show was extended to make it fit an hour, and man does it show! While not quite as bad as the next one hour episode, this one feels forced. Every story kind of starts strong but by the end we don’t care about any of them. The best example is Kramer’s story. Yeah the idea of making the cable guy wait for a change is funny, but really by that last scene are we even interested anymore? We finally see Jerry pay for his action with the marble rye, as it causes his father to be impeached. The spoof at the end of Richard Nixon leaving office was kind of funny. However they had to add scenes to stretch the show into an hour and the padding is obvious; take that whole thinh about skipping the early bird. You could lose that all thing and the episode would be the same. Then of course we have George and the whole Marisa Tomei story. Not sure what to say about this one, kind of funny to get an inside look at how George’s mind works, at least that’s how it comes off in this episode. George and Elaine tend to have great moments on this show, and this episode is a great example of that. However at the same time Elaine really doesn’t have anything to do but be involved in Jerry and George’s stories, which is a shame.

Grade=C-, runs out of steam very fast!

Episode 16, Season 7

The Shower Head

 

Plot Summary-Jerry, Newman, and Kramer complain about the new low flow shower heads. Elaine loses her job after testing positive for opium. George tries to convince his parents to move to Florida while Jerry tries to figure out how to make his folks move back to Florida.

Best Quote-“You’re the only one I know who’s got the good stuff and I really need it bad baby because I feel like I’ve got bugs crawling on my skin”….Kramer

Nitpick of the episode-How can eating poppy seeds make you test positive for opium?

Seinfeldism of the episode-Jerry complains he has lost his “buffer zone” with his parents

Deleted Scenes-None for this episode

Episode Fun Fact-The scene with Frank and Estelle at Jerry’s dressing room took many takes to get right

Final Thoughts-An improvement over the last episode, but even so there is something about this episode that just never sat right with me. Not sure what it is because this episode isn’t really that bad. Maybe it’s because its more about Jerry and George’s parents than it is Jerry and George. This is a stuffed show. We have Newman, Jerry’s parents, George’s parents, Uncle Leo, J Peterman, and even a Jay Leno cameo. Then we get Elaine’s story which has a premise centered on something which makes no sense. Granted the scene between Elaine and Mrs.Seinfeld is pretty funny. The way Jerry manipulates Uncle Leo is pretty selfish, but that makes sense in this show. George’s work trying to get his parents to move has an abrupt ending, it’s no wonder that plot will come up again. The stuff with the low flow shower heads is cute, but doesn’t really add up to much. It’s really leading to that one joke at the end of the episode.

Grade=C+, to many guest stars spoil the broth

Episode 17, Season 7

The Doll

 

Plot Summary-Susan has a doll which looks remarkably like George’s mother. Susan’s old college roommate messes up the bit Jerry had prepared for a talk show. Elaine tried to get a new poster for the Maestro and Kramer enjoys the new billiard room Frank built in George’s old room.

Best Quote-“Well maybe if I didn’t have so many people in my apartment all the time, I’d be able to get some work done”….Jerry

Nitpick of the episode-This episode loses me in the scene where Susan has her dolls in bed with her. That’s just nuts.

Seinfeldism of the episode-Hanging your pants up rather than sitting in them to keep a crease

Deleted Scenes-George and his mother

Episode Fun Fact-The title was originally “The Doormat” because at first the story was supposed to revolve around that item, Kathy Griffin had lots to say about her time on Seinfeld and shared with her audience. This leads to another episode, we’ll talk about that when we get there.

Final Thoughts-It is kind of funny to watch George come very close to slipping off the deep end. I have to say, I am on his side in this episode. The doll was very well made, and Jason Alexander plays the scenes really funny. Sally Weaver is really annoying but thankfully Kathy Griffin knows how to be annoying and funny at the same time. We get the maestro back, and really doesn’t add anything to the episode. The bit with the pool table in the room which is too small to fit it gets old real quick, and the stuff about the pants isn’t that strong either. There is a scene where Estelle walks in and sees the men wearing just underwear, but unlike a similar scene in “The Doorman” this scene isn’t that funny. The final gag with the baton is as predictable as it gets.

Grade=B, good but predictable

Episode 18, Season 7

The Friars Club

 

Plot Summary-Jerry tries to join the friars club. George sets up Jerry with a friend of Susan’s. Elaine wonders if a deaf co-worker is really hard of hearing. Kramer uses Leonardo Da Vinci’s sleep habits but bad things happen as a result.

Best Quote-“I want to get it back to when we were the Gatsby’s”….George

Nitpick of the episode-Been waiting to go on this rant, so here we go. First the idea that Jerry forgot to return the jacket is hard to believe, no one noticed him walking out with it? Then the Flying Sandos Bros take Jerry’s jacket as part of the act. Ok, no problem with that. Then when Jerry tries to get the jacket back, the Sandos Bros have no memory of taking the jacket, leading Jerry to believe it was stolen. Long story short, it turns out they wanted to clean the jacket before returning it to Jerry. Here is my question, WHY DIDN’T THEY TELL HIM THAT IN THE FIRST PLACE????  It just seems so dumb to me, they technically stole his jacket! Not saying it was right for Jerry and George to steal the other one, but I can’t blame them for wondering if they would ever see the thing again. And Jerry’s girlfriend comes off as a bitch in the end, good riddance. Ok, rant over.

Seinfeldism of the episode-George wants Jerry to date Susan’s friend so they can be “like the Gatsby’s”. Later Jerry has “soured” on her when she doesn’t seem to care about the jacket but promises he will try to “desour” and “sweeten”

Deleted Scenes-The scene at the dinner with Jerry, George, Susan and her friend was originally longer and included our first appearance of Pat Cooper, which makes his later appearance a bit more effective. We see Susan telling George that the wedding has been postponed in the original opening. Also an alternate ending where we see Elaine can’t hear thanks to the hearing aid.

Episode Fun Fact-The Flying Sandos Brothers are played by The Flying Karamazov Brothers, filmed at the Orpheum Theatre in LA. Filming Kramer being thrown off the bridge involved a huge water tank.

Final Thoughts-Silliness aside, this wasn’t that bad an episode. Kramer’s story is definitely unique, as we see him pass out on his girlfriend and get thrown over a bridge as if he were dead! I get the feeling the writers just weren’t sure what to do with that story since it doesn’t end anywhere near where it starts. We do get a Jackie Chiles cameo though. I can relate to Elaine’s story, being hard of hearing myself. The last scene of the episode is a funny moment, Julia did that scene well. I already tore into the whole Jerry story in this episode, which isn’t bad but definitely forced! I love George in this episode, he knows if Jerry and Susan’s friend get together he will have an ally which makes a lot of sense. Of course it doesn’t work out that way.

Grade=B, episodes tries too hard and crosses the line into silliness

Random Thoughts-Character Stereotyping

Warning:This is a serious article and could offend some.Some of the language and sarcasm is meant to prove a point, and in no way meant to hurt anyone’s feelings. I just wanted you to know that it is not my intention,but be aware if it happens. This is all opinion.


There has been something I have wanted to talk about for along time but have been putting it off because it is an extremely sensitive subject. Usually I discuss light things and avoid serious or even controversial topics. But this is one I just had to tackle because it really bothers me.First let me say emphatically that I mean no disrespect to anyone who is gay,lesbian, or anything else. I have known people that are these things and been friends with them, and think they are just as good as anyone else.

Ok, here is what I wanted to talk about. There is a tendency in this society to "out" fictional characters. Usually this is done as a joke in a series or some other program. It started; at least I think it started, in the mid-90's. Here is my question, why do we do this? Obviously there are characters in TV and film who are openly gay, and that is fantastic. Sometimes a character will come out in the course of a series or film, and that is also great. But why do we have to out the characters who are not? I don't get it, to be specific being gay basically means you have feelings for the same sex rather than the opposite. How does the fact that two men are standing in the same room also mean they like to share a bed?  Why is it because a cartoon is animated a certain way or a character a little affectionate mean automatically mean they prefer the same sex? 

To make my point I am going to cite six popular examples of character who are not gay, but people love to make jokes that they are.

SPECIAL Face Off = Star Trek vs Star Trek-The Next Generation

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Today I present a special face-off, something I have wanted to do for a long time.

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This year marks the 25th anniversary of Star Trek: The Next Generation and this will be one of a few articles marking that. I loved this show; I was a passive Star Trek fan before this show came along. I was vaguely familiar with the original series and did enjoy the movies (more on that another time). Then this show premiered September 28, 1987 I fell in love. After I got hooked on the new series I went back to watch the original episodes, and realized there was some really good stuff there. Pretty soon I went from a passive fan to a hardcore fan, I read the books, got the comics, bought the souvenirs. I even finally attended a convention in 1993. The debate over which show is better has raged for years; why not take a stab at it myself?

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Analytical Episode Guide-Seinfeld (Season 7, Part 2)

An Analytical Episode Guide to :

 

Season  7, Part 2

Episode 7, Season 7

The Secret Code

 

Plot Summary-George refuses to reveal his secret code. Elaine is attracted to a man because he can’t remember her. George gets stuck with Peterman after Elaine cancels plans and Jerry bails. Jerry becomes the spokesman for an appliance store while Kramer tries to give firefighters better directions.

Best Quote-“I l reached down, there was nothing there!”…George commenting on the fact he couldn’t come up with a lie on the spot.

Nitpick of the episode-This is an obvious one, but how much easier would things have been for George in this episode if he had just told Susan what his damn code is?

Seinfeldism of the episode-George’s secret code? Here’s a hint, it’s a chocolate syrup

Deleted Scenes-None for this episode

Episode Fun Fact-This episode is a great example of how big the show had become, as we see the scenes at the fire station which were shot on location at an actual fire house.

Final Thoughts-This episode is really good. It has one of the best endings; after refusing to reveal the code all episode, we finally see George forced to reveal the code…and then the credits. It’s a brilliant curtain call, one of the series best. I loved the idea of George being in a lying slump, and wish they had explored that a little more. Jerry and Kramer both have good stories, Jerry accidentally offending leaping Larry wasn’t too bad and Kramer riding the fire truck is a classic moment. Another great scene is the when Kramer tries to guess George’s code. The only downside, as usual, is Elaine whose story is pointless and goes nowhere.

Grade=B+, starting to think I never liked Elaine after all

Episode 8, Season 7

The Pool Guy

 

Plot Summary- George is upset when Jerry suggests that Elaine and Susan spend time together. Jerry runs into an annoying pool guy. Kramer gets a new number which happens to be similar to movie phones.

Best Quote-“If relationship George walks through this door he will kill independent George. A George divided against himself cannot stand!”….George (duh)

Nitpick of the episode-Jerry has grown since the second episode; he has no problem finally telling Ramon to go away. I don’t blame him, he was one annoying character. He actually returned in the finale but his scene was cut. Also, if Newman and Jerry didn’t want to give Ramon mouth to mouth they could have at least yelled for help rather than just sitting there. No wonder Jerry and Newman were banned from the health club.

Seinfeldism of the episode-When worlds collide…..

Deleted Scenes-None for this episode

Episode Fun Fact-The end of the episode features a brilliant cameo by the real voice of movie phone that Kramer spends the episode imitating. Also, the character of Ramon was supposed to be played by another actor, but that’s a long story.

Final Thoughts-I love how Seinfeld took a principal you usually see in science fiction and turned it into a life rule. What happens when worlds collide? It explodes! In the context of the episode the “worlds” are George’s role as boyfriend and his role as Jerry’s friend, which would seem to be in conflict. Brilliant, and the episode does a fantastic job explaining it. The character of Ramon seems like a recycled version of Hornick from the second episode. The scene between Newman and Jerry about giving Ramon mouth to mouth is classic Seinfeld. George doesn’t have much to do here except complain about the situation, but he has such a great speech in the episode I can forgive that. It is funny to watch Susan take his place in the group. Kramer is funny even if the story isolates him; he basically spends the last half the episode sitting on his couch. Elaine is good here and has a great line when Jerry explains how he refused to give mouth to mouth, she goes to buy three movie tickets by asking for “two adults, one child”…..nice dig.

Grade=B, pretty solid effort

Episode 9, Season 7

The Sponge

 

Plot Summary-Elaine is upset to discover her favorite kind of birth control is off the market. George is forced to try the condom again. Jerry gets the name of woman off an AIDS walk list, and Kramer signs up  for the walk.

Best Quote-“You know what this means don’t you? You’re cut off; you’re out of the loop!”…Jerry

Nitpick of the episode-Elaine goes nuts about the sponge in this episode, but back in “The Virgin” she was using a diaphragm for birth control. Soooo, why is it so important that Kramer wear the ribbon?

Seinfeldism of the episode-Spongeworthy

Deleted Scenes-None for this episode.

Episode Fun Fact-The sponge has actually returned to the market

Final Thoughts-The scene where Elaine interviews her boyfriend to see if he is sponge worthy as if he were interviewing for a job is fantastic. Kramer’s story is kind of silly, we see him not preparing for the walk and obviously the writers knew they needed something else to happen to him which is why we get a pointless return of Cedric and Bob. The scene at the end where Kramer passes out, beaten up and bruised isn’t funny. It might have been if Jerry had just been right and staying up all night caught up with him, but knowing he was attacked and beaten by people hurts the moment rather than helps it. We get some good examples of what it’s like to be a couple in this episode, first the discussion about revealing secrets and then the whole discussion about the condom. Sometimes in these episodes it’s hard to connect the stories, and one of the worst tie ins happens in this episode when Jerry is forced to tell George how he got took the number off the AIDS walk list (because George brings up unlisted number in a way which is unconvincing). It’s just a forced moment.

Grade=B-

Episode 10, Season 7

The Gum

 

Plot Summary-Kramer invests in an old movie house and helps Lloyd Braun get back on his feet. Elaine tries to avoid Lloyd’s advances. Jerry gets stuck wearing glasses he doesn’t need. An old family friend thinks George should be committed.

Best Quote-“This is what the holidays are all about, three buddies sitting around chewing gum”…Kramer

Nitpick of the episode-George’s neighbor Deena has a lot of nerve. Because her father had to be committed she’s now an expert? She only spent five minutes with George! And I love when she refuses to take responsibility for what happened to George’s car. It was her father’s fault! Rather than convince her he is not crazy George should just have nothing to do with her.

Seinfeldism of the episode-“Am I crazy….”

Deleted Scenes-None for this episode.

Episode Fun Fact-Lloyd Braun is played by a different actor than in his first appearance and we finally learn the name of the cashier at Monk’s, Ruthie Cohen.

Final Thoughts-I don’t know what to think about this episode. It seems like all the characters are played oddly. Jerry wears glasses for no reason, Elaine turns into a slut, and George’s usual amusing neurotic whining aren’t funny when they are seen through the eyes of Deena. The only one who makes out is Kramer, who does a really good job in this one. We also see the end of the car read by Jon Voigt. Unfortunately we get more rehash as George believes he was short changed, just liked he did many episodes earlier in “The Stranded”.

Grade=C+, only ok

Episode 11, Season 7

The Rye

 

Plot Summary-A marble rye comes between George’s parents and Susan’s. George gets Jerry’s help to replace the rye, which forced Jerry to steal from an old lady. Kramer watches a handsome cab for a friend while Elaine dates a musician who is a bit inhibited.

Best Quote-“You know one of these days something terrible is going to happen to you. It has to!”….Elaine to Jerry

Nitpick of the episode-Jerry had all day to get that marble rye, why in the world did he wait until the last minute? I can understand why Frank was upset they didn’t serve the bread, but taking it back was 100% wrong.

Seinfeldism of the episode-Elaine’s boyfriend doesn’t do “everything”

Deleted Scenes-Kramer being introduced to Rusty and the handsome cab

Episode Fun Fact-This episode was filmed outdoors with fake snow on the street, which prompted a snowball fight late into the shooting.

Final Thoughts-This episode is simply a classic. First we get that great scene where George’s parents meet Susan’s. Then the whole thing with the rye bread leads to one of George’s craziest schemes. Add to that the story with Kramer and the handsome cab. He feeds the horse beefarino which causes bad things to happen. What other show can make a flatulent horse funny? Elaine’s story is kind of boring, but it is sharply written and does have a funny pay off. What Jerry does stealing that rye is despicable, but we forgive it because not only do we know Jerry didn’t really want to do that but as we will see he will end up paying for that action by the end of the season. It’s because of that we laugh at his action rather than be appalled, something to remember as we get to the season finale. The episode ends with the scene of George holding the rye bread at the end of a fishing hook, and what great gag that was!

Grade=A, a classic with good reason

Episode 12, Season 7

The Caddy

 

Plot Summary-Elaine buys a bra as a gift for a friend, who wears it as a top. Jerry and Kramer get into an accident because of her and sue her. They also wreck George’s car, and when they return it to the stadium it leads to the belief he has been killed.

Best Quote-“She’s your Lex Luthor!”….Jerry

Nitpick of the episode-It’s annoying this late in the run to introduce characters like Sue Ellen Mischke. If she is really someone so hated by Elaine shouldn’t she have come up by now? Ok it is stated she had just moved there a year earlier, but still. I also love how Jerry brings George’s broken car back to the parking lot and tells no one, even George. Did he really think no one would notice?

Seinfeldism of the episode-“Stan the Caddy”

Deleted Scenes-The scene with Steinbrenner and the Costanza’s was longer

Episode Fun Fact- The answering machine message Frank leaves is one of Jerry’s favorite moments in the series.

Final Thoughts-This is a weak episode, but it does have one of the biggest laughs at the end. The joke about the glove was sheer brilliance, and it still makes me laugh. If you don’t know, it’s a callback to events in the OJ Simpson trial and is really funny. The rest of the episode is only ok. Elaine, Jerry, and Kramer’s story kind of blend into one big story. Worst than that, George hardly has anything to do even though he does become directly involved. The scene where Steinbrenner visits the Costanza’s to tell them about George is funny, but also kind of out of place. Sometime after this episode I had the urge to try an Oh Henry! candy bar. It was only ok.

Grade=B-, There is some real good stuff in here but some of it is really dumb too

Gotta say, season 7 has been real strong so far. Will it continue that way? Come back next week and find out.

Top 5 Things I Got to Experience by Being an 80's Kid

Last week I talked about five things I kind of missed by being an 80’s kid. Today I wanted to touch on a few things I was lucky enough to experience.

#5.MTV

I know it's hard to believe, but there was a time when MTV actually showed music videos! All day! I used to sit there for hours watching, and they even had "v-j's" to introduce the songs. My favorite was Martha Quinn, man did I like her. I know when they dumped that format it was still decent; they had Remote Control and Beavis and Buthead among other things. Still, I miss the good old days. Then VH1 came along and went the same route. What on Earth do these networks show now? I can’t remember the last time I turned either on.

#4. Birth of Syndicated Cartoons

Until the mid-80's programmers didn't believe that new cartoons would work during the week, so kids were stuck with reruns of Saturday morning stuff. That was until the mid-80's when a little show premiered called He-Man and the Masters of the Universe. Not only was this watched, it was a mega-hit. Yes, I watched it every day for a while twice a day if memory serves. The success led to other first run cartoons during the week including G.J.Joe, Transformers, She-Ra, Thundercats, DuckTales, and later on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Batman: The Animated Series and the X-Men cartoon I never watched. But He-Man was the first, and I enjoyed every second of it. Yes some people say these shows were just thirty minute commercials for toys, but I never understood the problem with that. Don't kids play with toys? Are there people who really thought kids had no interest in the toy area of stores until these shows came along? And even if it’s true, it's still the parents responsibility to decide what they are going to purchase, isn't it? These shows were awesome, how awesome? Well, there’s a reason why Hollywood keeps trying to revive them as movies. Transfoerms and G.I.Joe sucked, maybe a Master of the Universe movie will work (oh wait, they did that in the 80’s…) The cartoons were awesome, 'nuff said.

Random Thoughts-The Avengers 3-D

***SPOILERS!!****

So I finally went to see The Avengers this weekend. To be honest, I was worried. The last time I saw a movie that everyone loved was The Muppets and, well, that was a disappointment to me. So I was a little nervous, is this going to live up to the hype from everyone I have heard? Well, I went to the theater and after two  hours my reaction was simple.

THIS MOVIE WAS AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yep, this was as good and everyone said it was and I enjoyed it. There were a few nitpicky things I could harp on. For instance, the villain was really bland. I didn’t see Thor so maybe I missed something, but this villain was boring (I should have seen that I just don’t like Thor-but he was great in this film). I was also annoyed with the resolution, the whole nuclear bomb thing reminded me of Armageddon and that is one movie I don’t want to be reminded me of. It felt like they had no idea how to end this so they just made something up. How come Banner couldn’t control Hulk at first but later he seemed to? The whole Hawkeye being evil thing seemed pointless, New York and an alien invasion….again??

Ok, now that my nitpicking is done I can say that flaws aside, this was a really well done film. The characters were so much fun which is one thing that made this a great watch. From Iron Man to Black Widow. The other thing was the actions scenes were done just right. This wasn’t a Michael Bay type of film where the action is so much that you are shouting stop by the end. It was refreshing to see a movie that felt like an honest to goodness comic book movie! Green Lantern was weak, and Dark Knight was a good movie but it was not a good comic book movie.  It was very well done, well balanced and it didn’t feel like any one character got overshadowed or neglected. The action scenes were very well done, and to be fair there wasn’t a boring moment to be had. The battle between Iron Man and Thor (and Captain America) was amazing. In fact this movie felt like an old fashioned comic book team up which was awesome. I was expecting to get bored with the heroes bickering but they handled it very well. Could go on but I think I made my point. I was very impressed, well worth the wait and totally lived up to the hype.

I could get into the plot and story but that has been done to death. I think I explained why I liked it, and if anyone has an answer to my nitpicks feel free to share I am by no means an expert and may have missed something especially since I did not see all the previous movies.